LSAISD Education Leadership Development Program
Leadership SAISD (LSAISD) seeks dedicated individuals to join the LSAISD Education Leadership Development Program during the 2023-2024 cohort year. Participants of the program will develop an understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing school districts and the education sector, develop their own leadership skills to create meaningful change, and have access to an equity focused community and network of resources.
Cohort members meet once a month to hear from influential speakers and experts, review best practices, research, explore equity in education, and conduct site visits. Together, participants and experts explore the issues that shape public education today with an emphasis on real-world solutions and practical problem solving. Seminars provide a factual, non-partisan look at how schools function.
LSAISD provides the only free 9-month leadership development program focused on the educational landscape of San Antonio. The sessions are designed to be participatory in nature and the program includes a graduation project focused on sharing your story of self and your reasons for being involved in the education landscape. In order to get the most out of the program and to fulfill the mission of LSAISD, it is necessary that participants be engaged in the process. Additionally, participants are encouraged to engage in optional events and service opportunities coordinated by LSAISD.
LSAISD is open to all who are interested and committed to affecting change in education. Participants will engage in a variety of educational leadership and learning activities with local education leaders, community organizations, and decision makers.
Cohort members explore the most relevant topics in education today including:
Data & Research in Education
School Finance
Education Policy & Advocacy
Education Governance
Health & Wellness in Education
21st Century Learning
Education Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Education Leadership
Community Engagement
Optional Attendance Dates: Friday, August 25, 2023: Welcome Reception
Mandatory Attendance Dates:
Friday, September 8, 2023 Session 1
Friday, October 6, 2023 Session 2
Friday, November 3, 2023 Session 3
Friday, December 1, 2023 Session 4
Friday, January 12, 2024 Session 5
Friday, February 2, 2024 Session 6
Friday, March 1, 2024 Session 7
Friday, April 5, 2024 Session 8
Friday, May 3, 2024 Session 9 and Graduation + afternoon mixer
Leadership SAISD Class of 2022 Graduates!
(Friday, May 6th, 2022) – Leadership SAISD (LSAISD) is proud to announce the 40 education community leaders who have graduated from the LSAISD Education Leadership Development Program and have joined the LSAISD Alumni Network of 341 education advocates and thought leaders meaningfully impacting the education landscape of San Antonio. Join us in congratulating the cohort members.
The LSAISD Class of 2022, residing across 9 out of the 17 school districts in San Antonio, participated in a free 9-month education leadership development program addressing various education topics including education leadership, community engagement, data and research in education, education equity, diversity and inclusion, education policy and advocacy, education governance, school finance, health and wellness in education, pedagogy in education and 21st century learning, and education service and leadership opportunities. Sessions provided a factual, non-partisan look at how schools function.
As the only education focused leadership development program in Bexar County, Leadership SAISD seeks to convene educators, caregivers, and community members to explore the challenges and opportunities within the educational landscape of San Antonio to activate civic engagement in various ways.
Graduates of Leadership SAISD are equipped and positioned to serve in a number of leadership roles including, Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs), decision-making committees, Board of Trustee task forces, non-profit boards, and other roles. Moreover, Leadership SAISD graduates have the knowledge and skills to effectively advance the broader discussion around public education within San Antonio.
Leadership SAISD congratulates the following 40 individuals who participated and completed this year’s program:
Ana Laura Falcon, Compass Rose Public Schools
Anna Villarreal, Alamo Colleges
Ben Rosas, Overland Partners
Carlissa Alonso, Steele Montessori Academy
Cheryl Goode, West Ed
Dr. Christina Olson, retired
Christopher Turnbull, Tafolla Middle School
Colleen Ferguson, SA Youth
Dana Wrann, KIPP University Prep
Delia Ruiz, MindShiftEd
Donna Dancer, PhD Candidate
Fatima Montez, San Antonio Education Partnership
Gabriella Serrano Garcia, MindShiftED
Glenn Revell, Central Catholic Schools
Hannah Sanchez, The Gather Place
Jasmyne Thomas, San Antonio Education Partnership
Jennifer Ramirez, Great Hearts Forest Heights
Jessica Cruz, Alamo Colleges
Jonathan Garcia Nungaray, Teach For America
Josephine Gutierrez, Latino Outdoors
Kaitlin Pothireddy, Duolingo
Katherine Sauter, San Antonio ISD
Katie Ferrier, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Kimani Mitchell, KIPP University Prep
Lauren Morgan, Steele Montessori Academy
Leslie Bernal, University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Lizette Goodloe, New York Life
Maribel Gardea, MindShiftED
Marisol Rodriguez, City Year San Antonio
Michelle Herrera, Democracy Prep Charter School
Monica Garcia, Alamo Colleges
Natalie Avitua, San Antonio ISD
Nicolette Ardiente, Visit San Antonio
Phoebe Amador, Ebay
Racquel Gilford, USAA
Sara Zapata, Hawthorne Academy
Taylor Cole, UTSA Student Union
Trisha Suhr, Operation Homefront
Victor Olivares, Palo Alto College
Zachary Espericueta, Self-Employed